heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
look!; there!; here!; that is
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
cooperation; collaboration
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
if so; in that case; in that situation
arrest; apprehension; capture
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
time; hour; period; class
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
government service; the bureaucracy
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to subsist; to keep on living